Famous people · Westfield
18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Westfield
The nearest, Warren Weaver, was born in Reedsburg, 6 mi away. Over the border in Reedsburg, 9 names are on record, led by Warren Weaver. Not one famous person on record comes from Westfield yet. Across Wisconsin, the lists cover 680 towns.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Warren Weaver
Best known
Warren Weaver
in 26 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Westfield’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Westfield
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Edward Dithmar
1873–1938Lawyer, politician; Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
Walter D. Powell
1891–1967American football player and coach, basketball coach, baseball coach
Alexander Wetmore
1886–1978American ornithologist and avian paleontologist
May Wood Simons
1876–1948American writer, teacher, and socialist
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Reedsburg leads the towns around it, with 9 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Westfield and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (9)
- Warren Weaver: Donald Cooksey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryne Duren: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clare Briggs: Copyrighted to Underwood & Underwood in 1922., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daryl Morey: Morbidthoughts, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- May Wood Simons: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Dithmar: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stan Barnes: Administrative Office of the United States Courts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter D. Powell: photographer not identified, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert G. Siebecker: Hunter, Paul F., Editor, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons